EPA TRI Facility · Food
Cargill
Columbus, NE · Parent: Cargill Inc
- Total releases
- 88.5K lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 3
- Latest report
- 2023
- Primary pathway
- Off-site Transfers
OFFSITE Form-R mix
Cargill: how the 88.5K lbs splits
88.5K lbs across all reported pathways
- Off-site Transfers 78.4K lbs 88.6%
- Air Releases 10.1K lbs 11.4%
Cargill's 88.5K lbs Form-R total is OFFSITE - off-site transfers is 88.6% of the bar. Next segment: air releases at 11.4%. Leading chemical by pounds: Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution).
LIGHT volume OFFSITE pathway CLEAN
Cargill is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Columbus, NE, in the food sector. It reported 4.1K lbs of releases across 2 chemicals in 2023, and 88.5K lbs in total across its 2019-2023 reporting years. That ranks 4,852 of 25,986 TRI facilities nationwide by cumulative reported pounds, counting each facility over however many years it has filed. In Nebraska's 183 reporting TRI sites, pounds #1 is not chemical-count #1. Cargill is pounds #60 and chemical-count #93 at 88.5K lbs. Tyson Fresh Meats Inc leads reported pounds (11.5M lbs) at 8 chemicals (chemical-count #30). Clean Harbors Environmental Services Inc leads chemical count at 150 chemicals (5.7M lbs, pounds #5). Reported volume fell against 2022. Pounds reported are not a measure of toxicity or health risk. Nearest other TRI reporters: Flexcon Co Inc.; Becton Dickinson & Co; Douglas Holdings; Valmont Newmark Inc. Similar-scale Food peers outside Nebraska: Associated Milk Producers Inc.; Sensient Flavors Llc.; Saputo Cheese USA Inc.; Lamb Weston Inc.. Other Cargill Inc sites in this extract: Cargill Meat Solutions Corp; Cargill Corn Milling; Cargill Inc; Cargill Inc. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution); Ammonia; Nitric acid.
Cargill stamps LIGHT volume with a dominant OFFSITE pathway (88.6% off-site transfers) across 3 chemicals. Cumulative Form-R extract: 88.5K lbs (2019–2023). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Associated Milk Producers Inc. and Sensient Flavors Llc..
Cargill vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
89K lbs Top 19% higher than 81% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
Cargill: Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution)-led volume
Among the 1,979 Food facilities in this database, Cargill reports the 519th-largest volume (88.5K lbs). Its reported volume is concentrated rather than spread: Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution) alone is 88.5% of the total. Scale peers outside Nebraska include Associated Milk Producers Inc. and Sensient Flavors Llc..
Concentrated means ≥60% of Cargill's pounds in one chemical - here Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution) at 88.5%. Not a toxicity score.
Annual disclosure change
What changed: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year
- Cargill's total reported releases fell from 14.5 thousand lb in 2022 to 4.1 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Cargill's air releases fell from 10.1 thousand lb in 2022 to 0 lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Cargill's chemicals reported fell from 3 in 2022 to 2 in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Cargill's off-site transfers fell from 4.5 thousand lb in 2022 to 4.1 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
Cargill Form-R facts
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See how Cargill stacks up against nearby facilities and the typical reporter.
2.5× more than the comparison
25% less than the comparison
Comparison reflects reported pounds and chemical counts, not toxicity or health risk. Averages cover facilities reporting any release.
How does this facility release toxic chemicals?
How Cargill releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 88.5K lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2023, total releases decreased by 93% (61.1K lbs to 4.1K lbs).
Cargill: annual Form-R pounds
LIGHT site · OFFSITE pathway · TRI years 2019–2023
- 2019 0
- 2020 0
- 2021 0
- 2022 0
- 2023 0
What this shows Cargill year-over-year reported totals (decreased by 93% from 2019 to 2023). TRI figures are self-reported estimates and can swing with production, waste handling, and reporting changes, not only with controls. Lead chemical in the extract: Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution).
| Year | Total | Chemicals |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 61.1K lbs | 2 |
| 2020 | 4.6K lbs | 2 |
| 2021 | 4.2K lbs | 2 |
| 2022 | 14.5K lbs | 3 |
| 2023 | 4.1K lbs | 2 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2023). Sorted by total release volume.
| Chemical | Total | Flags |
|---|---|---|
| Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution) | 78.4K lbs | - |
| Ammonia | 10.1K lbs | - |
| Nitric acid | 0 lbs | - |
Cargill · OFFSITE-pathway site
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Closest other reporters in Nebraska - including Flexcon Co Inc., Becton Dickinson & Co, Douglas Holdings, ordered by distance.
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Similar Food Facilities
Other Food facilities with similar total release volumes (±80%), outside Nebraska - e.g. Associated Milk Producers Inc., Sensient Flavors Llc., Saputo Cheese USA Inc..
Compare beyond Nebraska
Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Cargill on cumulative reported pounds (88.5K lbs) and distinct chemical count (3). Release-pound peers include Crc Industries Inc, Bakelite Chemicals LLC, Power Partners LLC. Chemical-count peers include Industrial C&s of Pr LLC Arecibo Plant, Island Litho Corp., Fenwal International Inc. Neighborhoods are forced disjoint so each axis surfaces a different set of sites.
Similar reported release pounds
Nearest out-of-state reporters (≥1,000 lbs) by absolute TRI pounds, not same-industry or same-county neighbors.
Similar chemical count
Nearest out-of-state reporters by distinct Form-R chemicals (deduped against the release-pound neighborhood).
Other Cargill Inc Facilities
Same-parent TRI sites ranked by reported releases - including Cargill Meat Solutions Corp, Cargill Corn Milling, Cargill Inc.
About TRI Data
Data as of 2023 reporting year. Source: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Toxic Release Inventory.
On this page the largest disclosed chemicals include Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution), Ammonia, Nitric acid; nearby reporters include Flexcon Co Inc.. Cargill stamps LIGHT volume · OFFSITE pathway · CLEAN carcinogen-lbs on this Form-R extract. Totals are self-reported estimates under EPCRA §313, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score.
Use and verify this record
This Cargill TRI extract (LIGHT · OFFSITE · CLEAN · lead Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution)) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
Cargill totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Columbus, NE, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2023 (5 years). NAICS 311611 · Food. 2.9% of Platte TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Crc Industries Inc (Δ 37 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Cargill stamps LIGHT volume · OFFSITE pathway · CLEAN · lead Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution). PlainEnviro renders this EPA Form-R extract from its pipeline; no figure is typed in by an editor. Corrections: editorial policy.
All federal data sources used on this page
- EPA Toxics Release Inventory (TRI) Basic Data Files - annual self-reported chemical-release filings. epa.gov
- EPA TRI Program reference - how chemicals and reported releases are counted. epa.gov
- EPA Facility Registry Service - facility location and identity. epa.gov
- EPA ECHO - regulatory and compliance context. epa.gov
- EPA Envirofacts - the EPA data warehouse exposing these datasets. epa.gov